Project description:We have established that BMP6 is an important endogenous regulator of human osteoblast differentiation. Our preliminary experiment showed that 8 hour BMP6 treatment induced early osteoblast markers in hMSC. In this study, we used microarrays to profile the global gene expression program in hMSC induced by BMP6 treatment and further identify the early osteogenic responses to BMP6 stimulation. Experiment Overall Design: The dataset contains a total of 4 gene chip measurements from duplicate experiments each with paired measurements of human MSC with or without 8 hours BMP6 treatment.
Project description:We have established that BMP6 is an important endogenous regulator of human osteoblast differentiation. Our preliminary experiment showed that 8 hour BMP6 treatment induced early osteoblast markers in hMSC. In this study, we used microarrays to profile the global gene expression program in hMSC induced by BMP6 treatment and further identify the early osteogenic responses to BMP6 stimulation. Keywords: Stress response
Project description:LncRNA transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing control undifferentiated HMSC with Day3 and Day6 adipogenic differentiation stages Three-condition experiment, Day0 vs. Day3 vs Day6 cells. Day0: 4 replicates, Day3: 3 replicates and Day6: 3 replicates.
Project description:Background. The regenerative and immunomodulatory properties of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) have raised great hope for their use in cell therapy. However, when intravenously infused, hMSCs fail to reach sites of tissue injury. Fucose addition in α-(1,3)-linkage to terminal sialyllactosamines on CD44 creates the molecule known as hematopoietic cell E-/L-selectin ligand (HCELL), programming hMSC binding to E-selectin that is expressed on microvascular endothelial cells of bone marrow (BM), skin, and at all sites of inflammation. Here we describe how this modification on BM-derived hMSC (BM-hMSCs) can be adapted to good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards. Methods. BM-hMSC were expanded using xenogenic-free media and exofucosylated using α-(1,3)-fucosyltransferases VI (FTVI) or VII (FTVII). Enforced fucosylation converted CD44 into HCELL, and HCELL formation was assessed by western blot, flow cytometry, and cell binding assays. Untreated (unfucosylated), buffer-treated and exofucosylated BM-hMSC were each characterized by immunophenotype , differentiation potential and cell viability and fucosylation stability were assessed at room temperature and at 4°C. Safety was assessed by microbiological testing, karyotype, and c-Myc mRNA expression, and potential effects on genetic reprogramming and in cell signaling were analyzed by gene expression microarrays and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) phosphorylation arrays. Results. Our protocol efficiently generates HCELL on clinical-scale batches of BM-hMSC. Exofucosylation yields stable HCELL expression for 48 hours at 4°C. Exofucosylation preserved full cell viability and identity, without changing gene expression or RTK phosphorylation. Discussion. The described exofucosylation protocol using xenogenic-free reagents enforces HCELL expression on hMSC endowing potent E-selectin binding without affecting cell viability or native phenotype. This described protocol is readily scalable for GMP-compliant clinical production.
Project description:LncRNA transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing control undifferentiated HMSC with Day3 and Day6 adipogenic differentiation stages
Project description:Adult human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) have shown promise as a valuable new therapeutic tool in a wide range of diseases. hMSCs from bone marrow stroma are currently isolated by their adherence to tissue culture treated polystyrene (TCP) and passaged multiple times on the same plastics until they are able to produce enough cells to be useful for research or clinical therapeutic trials. However, evidence in the literature has shown that culture on TCP can negatively alter hMSC function. Our aim was to expand hMSCs in an in vitro environment more closely resembling that of the hMSCs' native microenvironment to maximize proliferation while retaining therapeutic potential. We used decellularized hMSC-derived extracellular matrix (hMSC-ECM) to test hMSCs' maintenance of stem cell properties during in vitro expansion. We found that hMSC-ECM was able to increase hMSC proliferation while retaining the stem cells‘ immature state and increasing differentiation potential. In addition, the hMSC-ECM could be covalently cross-linked to polymer substrates and was effective in the isolation and expansion of hMSCs in the presence of fetal bovine serum and human serum. Using proteomics and transcriptomics, we were able to determine the mechanism behind the hMSCs’ increased proliferation was due to their ability to downregulate their otherwise required gene expression for ECM proteins by on hMSC-ECM. The effects of hMSC-ECM were largely hMSC specific and were not found with several other types of human cells. Providing a pre-formed in vitro niche for hMSCs can provide the cells with the critical components required for hMSC function during in vitro expansion.
Project description:In this study, we have addressed how cellular senescence influences the immunomodulatory potential of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). We induced cell senescence in a panel of bone marrow-derived hMSC samples by means of gamma-irradiation, and performed both gene expression and miRNA microarray analyses on the untreated and senescent samples. We also compared the gene expression profile of untreated and senescent hMSCs with those obtained from several hMSCs samples used in an ongoing allogeneic clinical study of Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD), of which their therapeutic efficacy is known. We have identified several genes (PLEC, C8orf48, TRPC4, and ZNF14) differentially expressed in senescent hMSCs that are similarly regulated in hMSC samples that did not show a therapeutic effect in the GVHD study. These genes might be useful as markers to evaluate the therapeutic potential of hMSCs used in future clinical studies.
Project description:We performed small RNA sequencing on telomerized human bone marrow skeletal (stromal or mesenchymal) stem cells (hMSC-TERT) at various timepoints during differentiated into osteoblasts